Disarming the Prairie examines the former Joliet Army Arsenal as it begins a new life within Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Terry Evans photographs abandoned military structures alongside grasslands, waterways, and traces of earlier habitation, revealing a landscape shaped by several kinds of use. With an introductory essay by Tony Hiss, the book considers the environmental legacy of military industry and the possibilities of restoration. Evans’s images hold the evidence of past activity and the promise of ecological renewal within the same frame.
